Hatrack



" June 15 1926.

E. L. SNYDER HATRACK Filed July 14, 1925 I Qwvewtoz EdwardLSlg da' 6min Q i g ZZ I/ ll l 1 l l l l I Patented June 15, 1926.

UlTED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HATRACK.

Application filed July 14, 1925. Serial No. 43,554.

This invention relates to hat racks and more particularly to individual hat racks for attachment to the backs of seats.

The object of the invention is to provide a simple and efficient device of this character which may be readily attached to the back of any chair, pew or theater seat and when not in use may be folded and put in the pocket of the owner.

With the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of the invention herein disclosed may be made within the scope of what is claimed without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the accompanying drawings Figure 1 represents a transverse section of a pew back with this improved hanger shown applied and in side elevation;

Figure 2 is a front elevation of the rack attached; and

Figure 3 is a side elevation showing a slightly different form of the invention.

In the embodiment illustrated the hat rack constituting this invention is shown mounted on a seat back 1 having a rail 2 at its upper edge. This rack comprises a substantially snail-shaped coiled spring 11 designed to hook over the rail 2 of the seat and take a firm grip thereunder as is shown clearly in Fig. 1. This spring is preferably covered with felt or other soft n'laterial to prevent defacing the support in connection with which it is used.

A J-shaped hook depends from and is pivotally connected with an arm 12 extending downwardly from the lower member 13 of the coil 11. This hook 14 has its shank or body portion extending substantially parallel with the seat back with the hanger or bill 15 thereof extended outwardly and provided at its terminal with a ball 16 to facilitate hanging of a hat thereon without danger of its being punctured.

hat securing prong or finger 17 de pends from and is offset from the arm 12 and is pivoted to said arm to swing laterally. This finger 17 is designed to overlie the brim B of the hat H which is hung on the ball carried bill 15 of the hook and thus securely holds the hat in place.

From the above description it will be obvious that the rack 10 can be readily attached to the back of any chair or seat to support the wearers hat as shown in Fig. 1 and when not in use this rack may be folded and carried in the wearers pocket.

In Figure 3 the rack 10" is the same as that shown in the other figures except that the spring 11 is made smaller and adapted to seats which have no railing, the spring 11 having an extended finger 18 which cooperates with the arm 19f to form a clamp for securing the device to a chair back.

This device is small and when folded is compact and may be cheaply constructed and finished in any suitable manner. It may be carried around by the owner in his coat pocket or if a woman, in her hand bag, and quickly attached to the seat in front for suspending and supporting a hat, a pocket book and other articles which frequently cause discomfort when holding in a theater or at church.

I claim In a hat rack, a spring member adapted to be hooked over a supporting surface, an arm formed integral with the spring mcmher and depending therefronu a linger pivotally connected with the arm and extend ing outwardly and downwardly therefrom, a hook member pivotally connected with the arm and extending beyond the finger to provide a supporting hook.

In testimony that 1 claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto aifixed my nature.

EDWARD L. SNYDER. 

